---
type: "Bill"
title: "CNTY JT REGIONAL PLANNING"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that any real property sold or conveyed by the joint regional planning commission must be appraised by a licensed and certified appraiser, and the appraisal shall be available for public inspection. Sets forth the contract requirements concerning the purchase of real property by the commission. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 125"
citation: "Illinois HB 125 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-10"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e15db03-7ab3-4e58-94dc-58ced300e4aa"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=125&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=68525&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "3f85289b70c3efa064bbf0ae19ee0d49926421880d82bf8250ce328c01d98141"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 125 (98th) — CNTY JT REGIONAL PLANNING

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that any real property sold or conveyed by the joint regional planning commission must be appraised by a licensed and certified appraiser, and the appraisal shall be available for public inspection. Sets forth the contract requirements concerning the purchase of real property by the commission. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0125&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=68525&DocNum=125&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0125eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=68525&DocNum=125&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0125enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=68525&DocNum=125&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jehan A. Gordon-Booth — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-01-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth `filing`
- **2013-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-01-30** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2013-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Counties & Townships Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2013-04-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2013
- **2013-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2013
- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0196 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e15db03-7ab3-4e58-94dc-58ced300e4aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).